Blinker-stay.



J. P. FAUST.

BLINKEE STAY.

APPLICATION FILED APB.27, 1912.

1,073,225. Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

N535 INVENTOR l I l'f/[WI/IZ I.

1 2 Alta-me)" COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co..wAsH|Nu'r0N D c To all whom it may concern:

man a r. rAUsr, or BASIN, WYOMING.

' BLINKER-STAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Application filed April 2'7, 1912. Serial No. 693,761.

Be it known that I, JARED F. FAUs'r, citi zen of the United States, residing at Basin, in the county of Bighorn and State of Wyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blinker-Stays, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. a r

This invention relates to an attachment for the blinkers which are carried by a bridle and the principal object ofthe invention is to provide a device which will hold the blinkers in the desired position and which is-so constructed that the attachment may be removably connected with the blinker so that in manufacturing the bridle the blinker stay may be easily secured to the blinkers.

This invention has for particular advantage'a novel manner of constructing the end portion of the blinker stay so that after the blinker stay has been connected with the blinker there will be no danger of the end of the stay slipping out of the slot in the blinker, thus permitting the stay to slip loose from the blinker.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing the bridle provided with an improved blinker stay, the

blinker being partly broken away to show the manner of securing the stay to the blinker. Fig. 2 is a view of the metal brace for the blinker stay. Fig. 3 is a view of the blank from which the leather covering of the blinker stay is formed. Fig. 4 is a view of the metal plate which is embedded in the blinker. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view through the blinker showing the manner of connecting the stay with the blinker.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that the blinker comprises a plate 10 shown in Fig. 1 which is provided at the upper and lower portions with a key hole slot 11. These slots are positioned one in each corner so that the plates may be used either for the right hand or left hand blinker. The plate 10 is provided with leather'coverings 12 and 13, the covering being stitched together so that the plate is embedded between the two coverings. Before the upper portions of the covering are secured together the blinker stay is secured to the plate and after the covering is sewed together it cannot be removed without the coveringbeing ripped loose. This blinker stay comprises a metallic strip which is preferably formed from wire and which is bent intermediate its length to form the arch 1 1, having the arms 15 terminating in angular extensionshaving enlarged heads 16. The wire is embedded in the leather blank 17, shown in Fig. 3 as indicated by the dotted lines and the arms 18 of the blank are wrapped about the wire brace and sewed so that the wire brace will be completely covered. It should be noted, however, that the arms do not extend full length of the arms of the leather covering, the end portion 19 being of greater length than the length of the key hole slot 11. It will thus be seen that after the covering has been secured about the wire brace that the arms of the plate are inserted between the leather covering l3 and the plate 10 and the end of the brace inserted in the key hole slot so that the head 16 is fitted in the smaller portion of the slot. The coverings 12 and 13 are then sewed together so that the stay will be secured as shown in Fig. 5. From inspection of this figure it will be evident that the end portion 19 of the blank 17 prevents the head 16 from working out of the key hole slot since the leather piece 19 acts as a stop to prevent the stay from slipping. It should also be noted that the wire braces for the arms 18 are formed from a single piece of metal so they act as additional means for preventing the wires from slipping, since each arm prevents the other arm from slip- What I claim is:

In a bridle, the combination of a pair of blinkers each consisting of a plate having a key hole slot formed therein, inner and outer coverings for said plate, a bracing stay for said blinkers comprising a Ushape member having its ends terminating in enlarged heads positioned in the key hole openings of said blinkers, and a covering for said U- shape member having its ends extending beyond the ends of said U-shape member, said In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my blinker stay passing between said plate and signature in presence of two witnesses.

one of said coverings with the end of the I 7 covering for said U-shape member extend- JARED FAUST' ing beneath the key hole openings to pre- Witnesses: vent the ends of said U-shape member from B. F. WIoKwIRE,

working out of said key hole openings. L. A. LEWIS. 1

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fire each; bi; addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D Q." i 

